Schools Division of Apayao

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Apayao has the seventh most learners of the eight schools divisions in CAR, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 208 schools held 28,853 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 814 in ALS, and its public schools had 1,584 teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 3.3% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.8%, private schools fell 6.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 44.9%. Public schools hold 95% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, while private schools hold 5%, against 14% nationally.

Of the 200 reporting public schools, all have electricity and three have no water, but 84, or 42%, have no internet, against 34% in CAR. Next on the page, the eight districts are listed, and the figures can be followed by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 208; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 200 public, 7 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 126; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 29,667; Down 1,101 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 1,584; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,457; Up 20 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

For SY 2024-25 and all schools, whatever is chosen above.

Apayao has the 7th most learners of the 8 schools divisions in CAR, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.8%, private schools fell 6.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 44.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools (85% nationally), 5% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Flora National High School (1,051 learners), Pudtol Vocational High School (916 learners) and Sta. Marcela National High School (797 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Apayao Science High Shool (+27%) and fell most at Apayao State College (−45%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Malubibit Sur Elementary School, with 39 learners per classroom.
Of the 200 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 3 (2%) have no water, against 1% in CAR; 84 (42%) have no internet, against 34% in CAR.
The 200 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱129.4 million. Across the 194 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱3,161 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 29,667 learners, 28,853 in schools and 814 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	29,667
In schools	28,853
In community learning centers (ALS)	814
Male	15,492
Female	14,136
Not broken down by sex	39

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 39 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	16,065	196	0	0	16,261
Junior High School	7,649	822	0	0	8,471
Senior High School	3,657	318	109	0	4,084
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	80	80
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	123	123
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	609	609

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 39 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,062	1,021	2,083
Grade 1	1,203	1,063	2,266
Grade 2	1,119	1,098	2,217
Grade 3	1,266	1,066	2,332
Grade 4	1,335	1,182	2,517
Grade 5	1,192	1,003	2,195
Grade 6	1,297	1,286	2,583
Grade 7	1,241	1,125	2,366
Grade 8	1,049	989	2,038
Grade 9	1,033	960	1,993
Grade 10	971	1,100	2,071
Grade 11	1,127	959	2,086
Grade 12	1,073	925	1,998
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	43	25	68
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	1	3
ALS Basic Literacy Program	36	44	80
ALS A&E elementary	69	54	123
ALS A&E secondary	374	235	609
Broken down by grade	15,492	14,136	29,628

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	2,824
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,297
All tracks	4,121

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	0	1	1
Elementary	1	1	2
Junior High School	2	0	2
All	3	2	5

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	641	613	1,254
Elementary	4,094	3,746	7,840
Junior High School	1,955	1,915	3,870
Senior High School	1,029	862	1,891
All	7,719	7,136	14,855

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	23	8	31
Other School-Initiated Intervention	19	25	44
All	42	33	75

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 208 schools and 126 community learning centers.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	200
Private schools	7
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	126
All	334

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	158
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	11
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior high only	6
Junior and senior high	31
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	126

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	200
Community learning centers (ALS)	126
Non-sectarian	4
Sectarian	3
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 1,584 teachers and 364 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	1,584
Non-teaching personnel	364
All personnel	1,948

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	999
Junior High School	443
Senior High School	142
All teachers	1,584

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners per teacher
Elementary	16.1
Junior High School	17.3
Senior High School	25.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,457 classrooms and 1,988 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,457
Seats (approximate): 30,406
Toilets: 1,988
Functional computers: 5,414
Faucets: 5,010; 4,313 with water

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25: shares of each by level

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25, with learners per resource
Measure	Elementary	Junior High School	Senior High School
Classrooms	932	348	177
Learners per classroom	17.2	22.0	20.7
Seats (approximate)	18,799	8,235	3,372
Learners per seat	0.9	0.9	1.1
Toilets	1,331	445	212
Learners per toilet	12.1	17.2	17.3
Functional computers	1,545	2,502	1,367
Learners per computer	10.4	3.1	2.7

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With water supply	Without
Elementary	163	3
Junior High School	44	0
Senior High School	29	0

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	Grid supply	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	108	49	9
Junior High School	30	10	4
Senior High School	23	4	2

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With internet access	Without
Elementary	84	82
Junior High School	38	6
Senior High School	25	4

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	529
Male	484
Shared	925
For persons with disabilities	50
All toilets	1,988

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25
Faucets	Number
With water	4,313
Without water	697
All faucets	5,010

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	190
Playground	162
Temporary Perimeter Fence	150
Entrance Gate	143
Offices	101
Covered Court	90
Computer Room	83
Exit Gate	72
Solar Panel	72
Permanent Perimeter Fence	62
Library/Learning Resource Center	57
Clinic	49
Faculty Room	35
Supply Room	27
Roofing	22
Paved Pathway	21
Science Laboratory	21
Conference Room	18
Canteen	15
Data File Room/Records Room	15
Home Economic Room	15
Industrial Arts Room	6
Flood Marker	4
Gymnasium	3
Youth Development Center	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Museum	1

Districts

8 districts, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Districts in SDO Apayao, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Calanasan	29	2,596	203	12.8
Flora	22	4,371	210	20.3
Kabugao	40	3,699	222	13.3
Luna	30	4,832	253	18.3
Northern Conner	28	4,362	208	20.5
Pudtol	23	3,686	199	17.1
Southern Conner	18	2,403	135	17.8
Sta. Marcela	18	2,904	154	18.8

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

About this data

39 learners in SY 2024-25 are counted in the totals but not broken down by grade, level or sex, so those charts show at least these numbers.
Teachers, classrooms and facilities are for public schools only: DepEd's public report has them for no other schools.

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for the Schools Division of Apayao count the schools DepEd placed there that year. Figures come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked

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